#003 - Part time comic, full-time lawyer, Sashi Pererra talks to us about her journey in to the world of Stand Up Comedy. In 2017 Sashi first stepped on to the stage in Australia’s largest open-mic competition.

Sashi Perera became a comedian after working as a refugee lawyer for almost a decade. She is a member of the Breast of the Fest cast, a RAW Comedy state finalist, a scholarship student at The Improv Conspiracy Theatre and was recently featured in Broadsheet for being a Comedy Nobody.

Initially from Sri Lanka, Sashi moved first to Perth, and now calls Melbourne home. We learn about her different tools for refining her techniques to deliver a funny performance.

Sashi takes us through her first steps and how she first got in to comedy. We learn about her experience across stand-up comedy, open mic nights and improv. We discuss the differences between those various types of comedy and the various skills required to get involved. Sashi was very open and kind enough to share her thinking and motivation behind what got her inspired to start. No doubt this conversation will get you keen to take the leap in to comedy, too.

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